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南嶽

简南岳 · 繁南嶽

Mandarin · pinyin Nán yuè

Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市 Héng yáng shì, Hunan
Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽 Wǔ yuè

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
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岳: yuè · mountain peak; surname

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2–4 · Nan2 yue4

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naam4 ngok6

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name

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 衡山 (Héng Shān).

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